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Dr. Diane Caporale

Location

Union Wisconsin Room

Start Date

24-4-2015 2:30 PM

End Date

24-4-2015 3:45 PM

Description

Ten years ago in Central Wisconsin, less than 20% of black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, harbored Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen, while none were detected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the agent of Anaplasmosis. At that time, B. burgdorferi and I. scapularis populations were both found distinct among Northwest WI, Central WI, and Northeast WI, with very little gene flow between them (Borrelia p

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Apr 24th, 2:30 PMApr 24th, 3:45 PM

Use of Genetic Markers to Determine Change in Population Structure of Borrelia and its Tick Vector in Wisconsin

Union Wisconsin Room

Ten years ago in Central Wisconsin, less than 20% of black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, harbored Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen, while none were detected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the agent of Anaplasmosis. At that time, B. burgdorferi and I. scapularis populations were both found distinct among Northwest WI, Central WI, and Northeast WI, with very little gene flow between them (Borrelia p